Italian building materials firm Fassa Bortolo will open a major production site at New Stanton Park near Ilkeston, creating around 100 jobs in Derbyshire. The plant will manufacture approximately 300,000 tonnes of pre-mixed plasters and renders each year, marking a significant expansion of the company’s UK operations.
The new facility will include 30,000 square feet of office space, a Fassa Academy training centre, and 140,000 square feet of warehousing. It forms part of a €400 million investment programme across Fassa Bortolo’s international network of 21 production sites and nine commercial branches.
Fassa Bortolo, which has operated a UK commercial office in Gloucestershire for a decade, is strengthening its presence in response to increasing demand for construction materials. Recruitment will focus on local hires in production, logistics, engineering, and quality control, with an emphasis on sustainability and advanced manufacturing.
The New Stanton Park site, located close to the M1 and with access to the Midland Mainline, is undergoing redevelopment to support up to 4,000 jobs and 2.2 million square feet of industrial space. Fassa Bortolo’s investment represents one of the first large-scale manufacturing commitments at the site, signalling renewed confidence in the region’s industrial capacity.
Company president Bortolo Fassa said: “We are extremely pleased to announce our new headquarters in the East Midlands. This investment in New Stanton Park is a strategic choice, dictated by growing demand for our high-quality solutions across the UK and our strong belief in the continued growth of the UK construction market.
“By expanding our specific product lines, we aim to bring our expertise closer to our customers and significantly strengthen our distribution network.”
New Stanton Park is being redeveloped by Verdant Regeneration. David Ward, of Verdant, said: “Fassa Bortolo is an historic name in the construction materials industry and its decision to invest here at New Stanton Park speaks volumes about its status as one of the best locations for manufacturing.
“We look forward to working with the Fassa team as their proposals develop and to seeing manufacturing return to an historic industrial location.”
